In December 2022, Russian forces dismantled a damaged roof and an ensemble of colored stained glass windows in the palace and replaced it with the modern one.

[2] The city of Bakhchysarai and the palace were commissioned by the Crimean Khan dynasty, who moved their capital here from Salaçıq in the first half of the 16th century.

[3] In 2017, the palace was subject to restoration, which was conducted by Moscow-based Atta Group, a firm with little experience in historical preservation.

[11] Originally placed by the young woman's tomb in a restful garden, the fountain was transferred to its current location in the Ambassadors' courtyard after Catherine II ordered the annexation of the Crimean territory.

The Big Khan Mosque (Crimean Tatar: Büyük Han Cami) is located on the Palace Square to the east of the northern gate.

The mosque consists of a three-aisle square prayer hall covered with a hipped roof, a narthex and porticos facing east and west.

[12] In 1736 the mosque was damaged by fire during the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739) and later restored during the reign of Khan Selâmet II Giray (1740–1743).